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Acer Swift 3 SF314 (14-Inch, 2018) Series

Acer Swift 3 SF314 (14-Inch, 2018) Series

911 reviews

Dec, 2024

Positive
performance (173)
portability (163)
usability (61)
design (56)
battery (51)

Negative
keyboard (67)
energy (20)
sound (14)
image quality (10)
touchpad (4)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 911 reviews of Acer Swift 3 SF314 (14-Inch, 2018) Series. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the battery and design. The usability and portability are also mentioned favorably, whereas some have doubts about the touchpad and sound.

performance, portability, usability, design, battery

keyboard, energy, image quality, sound, touchpad

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Acer Swift 3 SF314 (14-Inch, 2018) Series is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Mark Coppock (digitaltrends.com)

Acer Swift 3 review

The Acer Swift 3 packs flagship 8th-gen performance into a budget-friendly PC.

Speedy 8th-gen performance ; Plenty of connectivity ; Solid keyboard ; 1080p display looks true to life ; Great SSD for the price

Boring design aesthetic ; Display is dim, with poor contrast ; Mediocre battery life

Dec, 2017

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Expert review by : Matt Smith (pcworld.com)

Acer Swift 3 review: A big screen on a modest budget

The Acer Swift 3 is a great option for those who need to multitask on a laptop.

Solid chassis and build quality ; Large, attractive 16-inch 1080p screen ; Enjoyable keyboard and touchpad ; USB-C with charging and DisplayPort

The Acer Swift 3 isn’t perfect, but its affordable price and big screen will appeal to anyone who needs to multitask on a laptop.

Mar, 2022

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Expert review by : Eric Grevstad (pcmag.com)

Acer Swift 3

The 14-inch Acer Swift 3 is a well-rounded ultraportable laptop at a moderate price, with solid port selection and strong battery life that offset a merely average screen.

Classy aluminum design. Windows Hello fingerprint reader. Perky performance from Core i5 CPU and PCIe SSD. Good battery life.

Limited screen brightness. Shallow keyboard with small, crowded cursor control keys.

As you can tell, there's a lot to like about the Acer Swift 3. Our only real gripes are with the keyboard's cursor cluster, which you can master with a little practice, and the slightly dim display, which we don't want to overemphasize. If we don't...

Aug, 2017

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Expert review by : Xiomara Blanco (cnet.com)

A partly premium and totally affordable laptop

The Acer Swift 3 is a stylish and affordably priced laptop that has a lot of ports and connections.

The Acer Swift 3 is a stylish and affordable laptop. Unlike a lot of current laptops, it has lots of ports and connections.

The shallow keyboard isn’t great for typing. The display is dim and the speakers are weak. Battery life is short.

The Acer Swift 3 is a budget laptop with an impressive all-metal design, but it skimps on some features you might find important.

Aug, 2017

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Expert review by : Mark Hachman (pcworld.com)

Acer Swift 3 (2019) review: This midrange notebook PC hides Nvidia graphics power

Acer's Swift 3 (2019) notebook PC offers excellent performance and satisfactory battery life for an inexpensive clamshell, though the audio and fingerprint reader are noticeably lacking.

Solidly midrange price ; Discrete GeForce MX150 GPU, though underclocked ; Pretty IPS display ; Decent 10-hour battery life

Poor audio, even with headphones ; Fingerprint reader didn't perform reliably

Acer's Swift 3 is one of many notebooks we've tested to offer a Core i5 or Core i7, but its real differentiator is the downclocked MX150, which can't compare to the faster-clocked GeForce MX150 chips inside some of its competition. You won’t notice any...

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Expert review by : Mark Anthony Ramirez (laptopmag.com)

Acer Swift 3 review

With all-day battery life, peppy performance, and then some, the Acer Swift 3 is a solid choice for your college-bound student.

Subtle style ; Lightweight ; Peppy performance ; Good audio ; All-day battery life

Lacks webcam privacy shutter ; Could use an additional USB-C port

Sep, 2021

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Expert review by : Brett Howse, Andrei Frumusanu (anandtech.com)

The Acer Swift 3 SF314 Notebook Review: Swift Gets Swifter With Ryzen 4000

Almost two years ago to the day, we had a chance to check out Acer's Swift 3 laptop featuring AMD's first Ryzen Mobile platform, Raven Ridge. Acer has been a strong partner for AMD, generally being one of the first out of the gate with new designs...

Acer has been a great partner for AMD, and the new Swift 3 punches well above its weight. It is easy to be distracted by some of the top-end notebooks on the market, but if your budget is not quite there, you get a lot of the same qualities, but at a...

May, 2020

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Expert review by : Sascha Mölck (notebookcheck.net)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-55 (i3-8145U, SSD, FHD) Laptop Review

RAM stinginess. Acer's 14-inch notebook features an elegant and small case, a Whiskey Lake Core i3 CPU, and decent battery life. While its SSD, its matte IPS display, and its keyboard backlight are state-of-the-art in 2018, the RAM is not: Acer only...

matte IPS Display ; FHD resolution ; NVMe SSD ; decent battery life ; backlit keyboard ; very quiet ; DisplayPort via USB-C ; Power Delivery via USB-C

only 4 GB of RAM ; RAM soldered onto motherboard ; RAM is not upgradeable ; CPU turbo barely utilized on battery

Acer’s Swift 3 SF314-55 is a 14-inch notebook with an elegant and compact metal case. It offers plenty of performance for everyday office and Internet tasks thanks to its Core i3 CPU, which manages to outperform its Kaby Lake competitors like the Core...

Dec, 2018

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Expert review by : Sascha Mölck (notebookcheck.net)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-52G (i7-8550U, MX150, FHD) Laptop Review

Dim screen. Acer stuffs lots of computing power into the compact Swift 3 and even manages to deliver long battery life. The dim, glossy screen is its weak spot.

IPS screen ; Full HD resolution ; NVMe SSD ; quiet ; good battery life

dim, glossy screen

Acer’s new and compact Swift 3 SF314-52G, an allrounder with a 14-inch screen, did not compromise a good battery life for good hardware. In fact, the latest quad-core processor and the dedicated GeForce graphics unit are a potent combination, and the...

Nov, 2017

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Expert review by : Vivek (gizbot_com)